Journal Junction for May 15

May 15, 2013

Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor,"?which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.

From Leetown Road:

I saw on 25 News where City Hospital and Jefferson Memorial changed their names to Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center so they can bring more business. Why bring more patients in when the doctors are going to Winchester? Plus, they've got the big medical center in Inwood with only one doctor! They can't even get a doctor in there. People are leaving Martinsburg for Winchester because doctors don't stay around here.

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From Middleway:

Well, I got my light bill today. It seems like Potomac Edison is at it again! The light bill didn't go down any. In fact, it went up. There is no way we have a $200 light bill when we don't have anything on it except for a TV, refrigerator, stove and washer and dryer once a week. Something is crooked in Denmark.

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From Martinsburg:

At age 82, we have three grown children and five grandchildren. I am pleased that we qualify as a middle class family. Not one of this group ever received a free meal at school. It is stupid to provide free school lunches to anyone not in need.

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From Berkeley County:

To the caller from Charles Town about the yellow-vested Potomac Edison reader: Hang on to your money. Hang on to your wallet, because your next bill is going to be a whopper!

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From Falling Waters:

Everyone gets choices and opportunities. There is no such thing as luck or grace. If there was, all we would have to do is just sit around and wait.

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From Berkeley County:

I am looking for a baseball team for a couple of very good players who have been playing since they were five years old but have aged out of Senior League. They are 17 years old and would very much like to find a baseball team for this time of year. Please call the Journal Junction and leave your contact information. I would greatly appreciate it!

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From Charles Town:

I received my light bill today and it was the highest it's ever been. I live alone so I go out and read the meter from May 9 until May 13 when they add the actual reading, and guess what! My KWs are 1182 kilowatts in four days. Something is wrong somewhere.

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From Jefferson County:

Was surprised that The Journal didn't cover the sentencing of our local gun peddler. We covered Sheriff Shirley, who made a mistake in the heat of the moment when a convict was being apprehended, but we didn't cover the story of a well-educated man sitting back for three months selling guns and getting probation for three years. That should be a crime on our courts.

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From Inwood:

How can Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Department be so cheap as to have bingo on the same night as South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department? Seems to me like they need to get a life and change their date.

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From Martinsburg:

Regarding the woman who stole a bra and panties from K-Mart: There is no need to steal new undergarments. Winchester Avenue Christian Church at Stephen and Winchester Avenue has a free clothing giveaway every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Second Baptist Church on High St. has a clothing giveaway one day per month.

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From Martinsburg:

To the doctors that may have different opinions: At what age do you consider a person who has never drank before in their life and needs a liver too old to have liver transplant?

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From Berkeley County:

Would someone please tell me why a tractor trailer is allowed to park on Novak Road and block the stop sign? It is so hard to see that stop sign when you are coming down Novak Road at Airport Road.

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From Berkeley Springs:

To Jefferson County: Before you complain about big trucks driving fast on 81, take a look at the cars speeding, tailgating, etc., on there. As a truck driver, I see it every day. It goes both ways.

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From Inwood:

Thank you, Martin's grocery store! They donate food items to help the local 167th military troops. Because of their commitment, I would like to encourage all military families to support them by buying groceries at their Martinsburg store. Together these partnerships make our community a better place to live.

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From Jefferson County:

Why are people so hung up on what you call a mass killing? Does it really matter whether you call it terrorism or something else? House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) criticized the President for calling the Benghazi killings an "act of terror" rather than a "terrorist attack." OMGhazi, what is the difference?

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From Martinsburg:

John (JG) Bartley's letter to the editor ... what a joke. Some people are better off saving a stamp.

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From Martinsburg:

Who is this "Barry" that a disgruntled Journal Junction commenter anonymously named "Majoritarian" keeps complaining about? The comments are gibberish and the logic is non-existent. Is this somehow enlightenment?

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From Martinsburg:

Isn't it interesting that certain DUI arrests are not in the Journal Crime Report? A certain individual has been arrested and taken to the Eastern Regional Jail and booked twice in the last few months and it hasn't appeared in the Journal, but others have. I guess it's about who you know and not what you did.

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From Harpers Ferry:

In answer to why the road was blocked entering Potomac Terrace Apartments in Harpers Ferry: This road is private property and the owners pay for the upkeep of this road and recently paid for the road to be resurfaced. The road is not a thru way, it is a road for the tenants of the apartment complex to use.

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From Berkeley Springs:

Everyone is invited to Open Arms Ministries on Rt.9 west of Hedgesville this Sunday for a special service. The Stevens family, aka "Willing Vessel," will be singing and preaching. The service starts at 10:30. If you enjoy good old Southern gospel music, you are invited to join us for a time of good old fellowship. Also, we are having a covered dish dinner at the same time. Come on out and check us out.

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From Martinsburg:

I like The Journal, but if it wants to stay relevant it needs a better website. I'm a designer and blogger and can say the site has terrible graphics, bad organization, popups and everything you click on looks like it might download malware. If I had some help with the code I'd overhaul it for free, it's so bad. Calhoun County is in the middle of nowhere and its Hur Herald has a better website, for Pete's sake!

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From Shepherdstown:

I anxiously awaited Connie Schultz's column for this week. I was most disappointed that she offered no apology to the South Carolina voters concerning her disparaging comments about their new Congressman they elected last week. Seems they stood by their man rather than the comedian's sister, even if his ex-wife didn't.

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From Inwood:

I guess Rep. Michele Bachmann will be coming to W. Va., since her state approved gay marriage. I am sure W. Va. will be the last to enter the 21st century. Only 38 states to go!

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From Charles Town Road:

It's obvious the Obama administration is finding out what happens when you throw a Clinton under the bus. It's suspenseful, yet entertaining, waiting to see if Obama got the message or if he will be making the next move.

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From Charles Town:

I see Bobby Shirley got a one-year and one-day membership to Club Fed. I think he should serve his time at the Eastern Regional Jail. He is in there with nonviolent offenders and just white collar criminals, where he will have almost total freedom.